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Henry Burr

Henry Burr (January 15, 1882 – April 6, 1941) was a Canadian singer, radio performer and producer. He was born Harry Haley McClaskey and used Henry Burr as one of his many pseudonyms, in addition to Irving Gillette, Henry Gillette, Alfred Alexander, Robert Rice, Carl Ely, Harry Barr, Frank Knapp, Al King, and Shamus McClaskey. He produced more than 12,000 recordings, by his own estimate, and some of his most popular recordings included "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight", "Till We Meet Again" with Albert Campbell, "Beautiful Ohio", "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" "When I Lost You" and "In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree". A tenor, he performed as a soloist and in duets, trios and quartets.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 15, 1882 (St. Stephen, New Brunswick), Died April 6, 1941 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, lyricist, leader, performer, speaker, composer, vocalist

Notes: Original name: Harry McClaskey.

See Also: McClaskey, Harry

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Recordings (Results 1076-1100 of 2125 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 19593 10-in. 10/7/1911 Sun of my soul Frank Croxton ; Harry McClaskey Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19624 10-in. 10/27/1911 There's a girl in Havana Henry Burr ; Caroline Vaughan Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19649 10-in. 11/3/1911 I love love (I love you, dear) Henry Burr ; Caroline Vaughan Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19678 10-in. 12/4/1911 'Lizabeth Ann Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19700 10-in. 12/29/1911 In a little while Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19742 10-in. 1/30/1912 When I was twenty-one and you were sweet sixteen Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19768 10-in. 2/16/1912 Here's love and success to you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19769 10-in. 2/19/1912 Good night, Mister Moon Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19813 10-in. 3/14/1912 Something's going to happen to you Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19902 10-in. 5/23/1912 Safe in the arms of Jesus Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19920 10-in. 6/5/1912 Shamrock belles Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19921 10-in. 6/5/1912 The singer was Irish Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19922 10-in. 6/5/1912 Faith of our fathers Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19930 10-in. 6/12/1912 That is the time for sweethearts Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38108 10-in. 7/2/1912 The lament of the Irish emigrant Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38194 10-in. 8/9/1912 I'd love to live in Loveland with a girl like you Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38195 10-in. 8/9/1912 I'll love you, Sweetheart Sue Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38249 10-in. 9/10/1912 Goodbye, Rose Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38251 10-in. 9/11/1912 Where the edelweiss is blooming Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet ; Beulah Gaylord Young Female-male vocal duet, with male vocal quartet and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38324 10-in. 10/10/1912 Goodbye, everybody Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38376 10-in. 10/24/1912 I'll be back in the sweet by and by Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38379 10-in. 10/25/1912 Oh, Mother dear, Jerusalem Henry Burr ; Frank Croxton Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38464 10-in. 11/29/1912 A little girl at home Henry Burr ; Clara Moister Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38471 10-in. 12/3/1912 Melody chimes Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 38507 10-in. 12/17/1912 Rainbow Henry Burr ; Andrea Sarto Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1076-1100 of 2125 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burr, Henry," accessed July 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

Burr, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645.

"Burr, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 July 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106645

External Sources

Wikipedia: Harry Haley McClaskey

Discogs: Henry Burr

Allmusic: Henry Burr

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Burr, Henry - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92086802

Wikidata: Harry Haley McClaskey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q530690

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/55812022

MusicBrainz: Harry Haley McClaskey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be15b6c3-de1e-49e3-95f6-e56d4d0d203f

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/309059

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